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Baleshare
Baleshare (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Sear) is a flat tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Baleshare lies to the south-west of North Uist. Its economics and community were boosted by the building of a causeway in 1962. The 350m (382 yard) causeway was built by William Tawse Ltd. The island is extremely flat by Hebridean standards, rising to only 12 metres above sea level and known for its long sandy beach. It has a population of 49 living in two settlements: Samhla and Teananachar.
The name means 'east farm' or 'east town'. The 'west town' may have been on land that was said to exist to the west of Baleshare, washed away in the sixteenth century, over which it was possible to walk to the Monach Islands at low tide. The Monachs are some 15 kilometres to the west. Another story suggests there was once a land bridge to Kirkibost, 100 metres to the north. The basis for this seems to be a reference in the Exchequer Rolls for 1542 that the valued rental had been decreased due to encroachment by the sea at some unspecified (presumably recent) date.
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Balivanich
Coordinates: 57°28′N 7°23′W / 57.47°N 7.38°W / 57.47; -7.38
Balivanich (Baile a' Mhanaich) is a village on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is the main centre for Benbecula and the adjacent islands of North Uist, South Uist and several smaller islands. The name meaning "town of the monks" relates to a monastery established here in the 6th century and the remains of Teampull Chaluim Chille can be seen to the south of the village. An airfield to the north, built during World War II, became the control centre for the Hebrides rocket range, established in 1957 at the height of the Cold War. It is now Benbecula Airport.
The local council (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar) has offices in Balivanich, and there is also a Post Office, hospital, primary school and several shops and cafes.
A weather station has collected climate data for the Island a short distance to the North East at Benbecula airport. As with the rest of the British Isles and Scotland, Balivanich experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters, and is particularly windy due to its position directly facing the North Atlantic.
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Benbecula
Benbecula (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn nam Fadhla,pronounced [peɲəˈvɤːlˠ̪ə]) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2001 census it had a usually resident population of 1,249, with a sizable percentage of Roman Catholics. It forms part of the area administered by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar or the Western Isles Council.
The first written record of the name is as "Beanbeacla" in 1449. Historically this name is assumed to derive from Peighinn nam Fadhla (pronounced [pʰe.ɪɲəmˈfɤːlˠ̪ə]) "pennyland of the fords" as the island is essentially flat. Phonetically being highly similar to the unstressed form of Beinn ([peɲ] "mountain", this appears to have been subject to folk etymology or re-analysis, leading to the modern forms containing Beinn rather than Peighinn. Through a process of language assimilation, the [mˈfɤːlˠ̪ə] sequence has resulted in the modern pronunciation of [vɤːlˠ̪ə]. The spelling variations faola and fadhla are due to phonetic merger of /ɤ/ with /ɯ/ in certain Gaelic dialects. Some of the spelling variants include: Beinn a' Bhaoghla, Beinn na Faoghla, Beinn na bhFadhla, Beinn nam Fadhla, Beinn nam Faola...
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Carinish
Coordinates: 57°31′N 7°17′W / 57.52°N 7.29°W / 57.52; -7.29
Carinish (Scottish Gaelic: Càirinis) , in North Uist, in the Western Isles of Scotland, is known for the Carinish Stone Circle and the Trinity Temple.
Carinish Stone Circle is not in a good condition - it has a main road running almost through the middle of it. About fifty metres to the north, a neolithic settlement was found.
Trinity Temple or Teampall na Trionad are the ruins of a 13th century church. It was thought to have been founded by Beathag, the daughter of the warrior Somerled. After being rebuilt around 1350 to 1390 by Ami Nic Ruari, wife of John, Lord of the Isles, it was enlarged in the 16th century, and restored in the 19th century, after it was destroyed as a result of the reformation. Admission is free and it's open at all times.
Carinish also contains the modern Carinish Inn, once a landmark hotel in North Uist, which was recently sold to the Free Church of Scotland against the wishes of many in the community. The hotel will now be transformed into a church.
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Daliburgh
Coordinates: 57°10′N 7°22′W / 57.17°N 7.37°W / 57.17; -7.37
Daliburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dalabrog) is a crofting township in Scotland situated one and a half miles west from Lochboisdale and has the second largest population of any township in South Uist.
Like Lochboisdale, Daliburgh has undergone major changes in recent years.
The Sacred Heart hospital, built in 1894, was closed in 2000 and replaced by the newly-built Uist and Barra hospital in Benbecula. The old hospital has been converted into an a care home for the elderly, now known as Taigh a' Chridhe Uile Naomh, retaining the original hospital as a part of the new. The building is a significant user of renewable energy, with ground source heat pumps and three 6 kW wind turbines.
Previously the care home was across the road in the 1970s Uist House - which in 2010 became the Uist Travel Lodge and Bunkhouse, incorporating a cafe and gift shop.
Near to Taigh a' Chridhe Uile Naomh is the South Uist Medical Centre, offering doctors consultations, practice nurses and pharmacy
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Eriskay
Eriskay (Scottish Gaelic: Èirisgeigh, pronounced [ˈeɾʲiʃkʲej]), from the Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", is an island and community council area of the Outer Hebrides in northern Scotland. It lies between South Uist and Barra and is connected to South Uist by a causeway which was opened in 2001. In the same year Eriskay became the ferry terminal for travelling between South Uist and Barra. The Caledonian MacBrayne vehicular ferry travels between Ceann a' Ghàraidh in Eriskay and Ardmore in Barra. The crossing takes around 40 minutes.
Although only a small island (about 2.5 x 1.5 miles), Eriskay has many claims to fame that have made the island well-known far beyond the Hebrides. It is associated with the traditional Hebridean song, the Eriskay Love Lilt; with the Eriskay pony and the Eriskay jersey (made without any seams). It is the real Whisky Galore! island: it was just off Eriskay that the SS Politician ran aground in 1941 with its famous cargo. On August 2, 1745 the small frigate le Du Teillay landed Bonnie Prince Charlie with his "seven men of Moidart" on Eriskay to start the 'Forty-Five Jacobite Rising. An important early documentary film, Eriskay: A Poem of Remote Lives, made by a German traveller, Werner Kissling, was set on the island.
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Flodaigh
Flodaigh is a tidal island lying to the north of Benbecula and south of Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is connected to Benbecula by a causeway.
The island is 145 hectares and in 2001 had a population of 11. The 2001 Census refers to the island by its anglicized name of 'Flodda'.
Coordinates: 57°28′43″N 7°15′44″W / 57.47861°N 7.26222°W / 57.47861; -7.26222
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Grimsay
Grimsay (Scottish Gaelic: Griomasaigh) is a tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Grimsay is the largest of the low-lying stepping-stones which convey the Oitir Mhòr (North Ford) causeway, a five mile arc of single track road linking North Uist and Benbecula via the western tip of Grimsay. Until it opened in 1960, a ferry linked Carinish (on North Uist) with Gramsdale (on Benbecula), but could only operate at high tide. There was also a ford which could only be crossed close to low water, usually only with a guide. For significant parts of each day the North Ford was too wet to ford and not wet enough to cross by ferry. East of Grimsay lie several smaller islands including Ronay which was inhabited until the 1920s.
The main settlements are Baymore (Bàgh Mòr) and Kallin (Ceallan) at the eastern end of the island. Grimsay has a harbour at Kallin, which is the base to a sizeable shellfish industry, the island's main industry, mostly for lobster, prawns and scallops. Also in Kallin is The Boatshed, a marine repair facility which promotes traditional skills and includes a museum. Boat building was previously important. Grimsay is encircled by a single-track road that links most of the island's small croft and fishing settlements together.
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Hebrides
The Hebrides (
/ˈhɛbrɨdiːz/; Scottish Gaelic: Innse Gall) comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. There are two main groups: the Inner and Outer Hebrides. These islands have a long history of occupation dating back to the Mesolithic and the culture of the residents has been affected by the successive influences of Celtic, Norse and English-speaking peoples. This diversity is reflected in the names given to the islands, which are derived from the languages that have been spoken there in historic and perhaps prehistoric times.
A variety of artists have been inspired by their Hebridean experiences. Today the economy of the islands is dependent on crofting, fishing, tourism, the oil industry and renewable energy. The Hebrides lack biodiversity in comparison to mainland Britain, but these islands have much to offer the naturalist. Seals, for example, are present around the coasts in internationally important numbers.
The Hebrides have a diverse geology ranging in age from Precambrian strata that are amongst the oldest rocks in Europe to Tertiary igneous intrusions.
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Inner Hebrides
The Inner Hebrides (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan a-staigh, "the inner isles") is an archipelago off the west coast of Mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which enjoy a mild oceanic climate. There are 36 inhabited islands and a further 43 uninhabited Inner Hebrides with an area greater than 30 hectares (74 acres). The main commercial activities are tourism, crofting, fishing, and whisky distilling. In modern times the Inner Hebrides have formed part of two separate local government jurisdictions, one to the north and the other to the south. Combined, the islands have an area of approximately 412,850 hectares (1,594 sq mi), and had a population of 18,257 people in 2001. The population density is therefore a little over 4 persons per km2 (11 persons per square mile).
There are various important prehistoric structures, many of which pre-date the first written references to the islands by Roman and Greek authors. In the historic period the earliest known settlers were Picts to the north and Gaels in the southern kingdom of Dalriada prior to the islands becoming part of the Suðreyjar kingdom of the Norse, who ruled for over 400 years until sovereignty was transferred to Scotland by the Treaty of Perth in 1266. Control of the islands was then held by various clan chiefs, principal of whom were the MacLeans, MacLeods and MacDonalds. The Highland Clearances of the 19th century had a devastating effect on many communities and it is only in recent years that population levels have ceased to decline.
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Lochboisdale
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Coordinates: 57°09′N 7°19′W / 57.15°N 7.31°W / 57.15; -7.31
Lochboisdale (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Baghasdail) is a community and the main population centre on the island of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
The town profited from the herring boom in the 19th century, and a steamer pier was built in 1880. In 1905, a mission church was built, and by 1953, steamers were connecting Lochboisdale with Oban, Castlebay, Mallaig and Lochmaddy.
Lochboisdale is the ferry terminal for the island of South Uist. The pier area has undergone a transformation as the old shop and surrounding buildings were either renovated or removed to provide new housing and commercial units for rent.
Lochboisdale Hotel, built in the late 19th century as a fishing hotel, is adjacent to the ferry terminal.
Lochboisdale has a Post Office and Police Station within walking distance of the pier. There is a Free Church of Scotland in the village although most of the inhabitants are Catholic. A Coffee Shop and Internet Cafe are situated in the Post Office in Kenneth Drive at the entrance to the village of Lochboisdale
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Lochmaddy
Coordinates: 57°36′N 7°10′W / 57.60°N 7.16°W / 57.60; -7.16
Lochmaddy (Scottish Gaelic: Loch nam Madadh, "Loch of the Hounds") is the administrative centre of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Na Madaidhean (the wolves/hounds) are rocks in the bay after which the loch, and subsequently the village, are named.
Lochmaddy sits at the end of a sea inlet (tairbeart) and, due to the rocky nature, is the only settlement of any size on the east coast — far from the villages in the more populous west of North Uist.
Virtually the first mention anywhere of Lochmaddy is a complaint of "piracie and murder" in a report dated 1616: "Lochmaldie on the coast of Uist is a rendezvous for pirates" it said. The coves and inlets characterising the area around the village were ideal hiding places for raiding ships stocked with fine goods bound for the clan chiefs of the time, and contraband activity persisted until the modern era.
Nowadays the same good harbour makes Lochmaddy the ferry port for the island, with the MV Hebrides plying the route to Skye. The commercial activity of shops and public building has been generated due to the port activity, and today the village has the only bank, courthouse, tourist information office and youth hostel on North Uist. Lochmaddy hospital closed in March 2001. It was replaced by the newly-opened Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh (Uist and Barra Hospital) in Balivanich, Benbecula.
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North Uist
North Uist (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Tuath pronounced [ˈɯ.ɪʃtʲ ə t̪ʰuə]) is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
North Uist is the tenth largest Scottish island and the thirteenth largest island surrounding Great Britain. It has an area of 117 square miles (303 km2), slightly smaller than South Uist. North Uist is connected by causeways to Benbecula via Grimsay, to Berneray, and to Baleshare. With the exception of the south east, the island is very flat, and covered with a patchwork of peat bogs, low hills and lochans, with more than half the land being covered by water. Some of the lochs contain a mixture of fresh and tidal salt water, giving rise to some complex and unusual habitats. Loch Sgadabhagh, about which it has been said "there is probably no other loch in Britain which approaches Loch Scadavay in irregularity and complexity of outline", is the largest loch by area on North Uist although Loch Obisary has about twice the volume of water. The northern part of the island is part of the South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.
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Orkney
Orkney (Scottish Gaelic: Arcaibh) also known as the Orkney Islands (and sometimes "the Orkneys", a name which locals disparage), is an archipelago in northern Scotland, 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of the coast of Caithness. Orkney comprises approximately 70 islands of which 20 are inhabited. The largest island, known as the "Mainland" has an area of 523.25 square kilometres (202.03 sq mi) making it the sixth largest Scottish island and the tenth-largest island in the British Isles. The largest settlement and administrative centre is Kirkwall.
The name "Orkney" dates back to the 1st century BC or earlier, and the islands have been inhabited for at least 8,500 years. Originally occupied by Mesolithic and Neolithic tribes and then by the Picts, Orkney was invaded and forcibly annexed by Norway in 875 and settled by the Norse. It was subsequently annexed to the Scottish Crown in 1472, following the failed payment of a dowry for James III's bride, Margaret of Denmark. Orkney contains some of the oldest and best-preserved Neolithic sites in Europe, and the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney" is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Outer Hebrides
Coordinates: 57°46′N 7°01′W / 57.76°N 7.02°W / 57.76; -7.02
The Outer Hebrides (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Siar, IPA: [nə ˈhelanən ˈʃiəɾ]) also known as the Western Isles and the Long Island, is an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. The islands are geographically contiguous with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. They form part of the Hebrides, separated from the Scottish mainland and from the Inner Hebrides by the waters of the Minch, the Little Minch and the Sea of the Hebrides. Scottish Gaelic is the predominant spoken language, although in a few areas English speakers form a majority.
Most of the islands have a bedrock formed from ancient metamorphic rocks and the climate is mild and oceanic. The 15 inhabited islands have a total population of about 26,500 and there are more than 50 substantial uninhabited islands. From Barra Head to the Butt of Lewis is roughly 210 kilometres (130 mi).
There are various important prehistoric structures, many of which pre-date the first written references to the islands by Roman and Greek authors. The Western Isles became part of the Norse kingdom of the Suðreyjar, which lasted for over 400 years until sovereignty was transferred to Scotland by the Treaty of Perth in 1266. Control of the islands was then held by clan chiefs, principal of whom were the MacLeods, MacDonalds, Mackenzies and MacNeils. The Highland Clearances of the 19th century had a devastating effect on many communities and it is only in recent years that population levels have ceased to decline. Much of the land is now under local control and commercial activity is based on tourism, crofting, fishing, and weaving.
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Scotland
Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba ([ˈalˠ̪apə] listen (help·info))) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland constitutes over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
Edinburgh, the country's capital and second largest city, is one of Europe's largest financial centres. Edinburgh was the hub of the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century, which transformed Scotland into one of the commercial, intellectual and industrial powerhouses of Europe. Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, was once one of the world's leading industrial cities and now lies at the centre of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Scottish waters consist of a large sector of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, containing the largest oil reserves in the European Union. This has given Aberdeen, the third largest city in Scotland, the title of Europe's oil capital.
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Shetland
Coordinates: 60°18′14″N 1°16′08″W / 60.3038°N 1.2689°W / 60.3038; -1.2689 Shetland (/ˈʃɛtlənd/) (from Middle Scots Ȝetland) is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies north and east of mainland Great Britain. The islands lie some 80 km (50 mi) to the northeast of Orkney and 280 km (170 mi) southeast of the Faroe Islands and form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The total area is 1,468 km2 (567 sq mi) and the population totalled 22,210 in 2009. Comprising the Shetland constituency of the Scottish Parliament, Shetland is also one of the 32 council areas of Scotland; the islands' administrative centre and only burgh is Lerwick.
The largest island, known simply as "Mainland", has an area of 967 km2 (373 sq mi), making it the third-largest Scottish island and the fifth-largest of the British Isles. There are an additional 15 inhabited islands. The archipelago has an oceanic climate, a complex geology, a rugged coastline and many low, rolling hills.
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Skye
Skye or the Isle of Skye (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or Eilean a' Cheò) is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills. Although it has been suggested that the first of these Gaelic names describes a "winged" shape there is no definitive agreement as to the name's origins.
The island has been occupied since the mesolithic period and has a colourful history including a time of Norse rule and a long period of domination by Clan MacLeod and Clan Donald. The events of the 19th century had a devastating impact on the human population, which declined from over 20,000 to around 9,200 in the early 21st century. Nonetheless, in contrast to many other Scottish islands, this represents a 4 per cent increase from the census of 1991. The main industries are tourism, agriculture, fishing and whisky-distilling. The largest settlement is Portree, known for its picturesque harbour.
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Sollas
Coordinates: 57°39′N 7°21′W / 57.65°N 7.35°W / 57.65; -7.35
Sollas (Gaelic: Solas) is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland.
From Sollas, the road that heads towards Bayhead is known as the Committee Road. It is called this as it was organised by a committee charged with providing famine relief in the 1840s. This part of the Hebrides, now a quiet backwater of many people, like other similar areas throughout the islands hides an extraordinary history.
The village of Sollas has a local supermarket and school. Every July the residents of Sollas enjoy a week of fun and games in the annual 'Sollas Week'.
The people are almost entirely Protestant.
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South Uist
South Uist (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Deas) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. In the 2001 census it had a usually resident population of 1,818. There is a nature reserve and a number of sites of archaeological interest, including the only location in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found. The population is about 70% Roman Catholic. The island, in common with the rest of the Hebrides, is one of the last remaining strongholds of the Gaelic language in Scotland. In 2006 South Uist, and neighbouring Benbecula and Eriskay were involved in Scotland's biggest community land buyout to date. In the north west there is a missile testing range. Its inhabitants are known in Gaelic as "Deasaich" (Southerners).
The west is machair (fertile low-lying coastal plain) with a continuous sandy beach whilst the east coast is mountainous with the peaks of Beinn Mhòr 620 metres (2,034 ft) and Hecla 606 metres (1,988 ft). The main village on the island is Lochboisdale (Loch Baghasdail), from which ferries sail to Oban on the mainland and to Castlebay (Bàgh a' Chaisteil) on Barra. The island is also linked to Eriskay and Benbecula by causeways. Smaller settlements include Daliburgh (Dalabrog), Howmore (Tobha Mòr) and Ludag.
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Uist
Uist ( /ˈjuːɪst/ or /ˈuːɪst/) or The Uists (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist [ˈiviʃtʲ]) are the central group of islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
North Uist and South Uist are linked by causeways running via Benbecula and Grimsay, and the entire group is sometimes known as the Uists.
From south to north, the inhabited islands in the Uist group are Èirisgeigh (Eriskay), Uibhist a Deas (South Uist), Grimsay (South), Beinn nam Faoghla (Benbecula), Eilean Fhlodaigh (Flodaigh), Griomasaigh (Grimsay (North)), Fraoch-eilean, Uibhist a Tuath (North Uist), Am Baile Sear (Baleshare) and Beàrnaraigh (Berneray).
The main settlements in the Uists are:
Writing in 1549, Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles stated of "Ywst" that it was a fertile country full of high hills and forests on the east coast with five parish kirks. He also noted that in the north of "Ywst ther is sundrie covis and holes in the earth, coverit with heddir above, quhilk fosters maney rebellis in the countrey".
Monro referred to the "infinite number of fresh water loches", including Loch Bì, which is South Uist's largest loch and at 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long it all but cuts the island in two. Monro stated that "the sea has gotten enteries to this fresche water loche" and described the "thicke dyke of rough staines" that had been created to prevent salt water ingress. This apparently resulted in numerous fish being caught in the stones, including "fluikes, podloches, skatts, and herings" and he described another "kynd of fishe, the quhantitie and shape of ane salmont, but it has na skaills at all; the under haffe, narrest his vombe is quhite, and the upmaist haffe narrest his back is als black as jett".
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School run on Uist.
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- Updated: 22 Jul 2012
I was a little bored so i decided to pull some footage from my dash camera and speed it up.
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I was a little bored so i decided to pull some footage from my dash camera and speed it up.
Outer Hebrides, South Uist, North Uist and Eriskay 2012
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Holiday to Outer Hebrides, South Uist, North Uist and Eriskay 2012
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Holiday to Outer Hebrides, South Uist, North Uist and Eriskay 2012
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Uist Trip 2012 - Highlights
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The Uists Western Isles Scotland
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A wonderful few days on the Triumph Bonneville in The Outer Hebrides April 2011.
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A wonderful few days on the Triumph Bonneville in The Outer Hebrides April 2011.
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TapSense - ACM UIST 2011
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www.chrisharrison.net TapSense: Enhancing Finger Interaction on Touch Surfaces We present TapSense, an enhancement to touch interaction that allows conventional surfaces to identify the type of object being used for input. This is achieved by segmenting and classifying sounds resulting from an object's impact. For example, the diverse anatomy of a human finger allows different parts to be recognized -- including the tip, pad, nail and knuckle -- without having to instrument the user. This opens several new and powerful interaction opportunities for touch input, especially in mobile devices, where input is extremely constrained. Our system can also identify differ-ent sets of passive tools. We conclude with a comprehen-sive investigation of classification accuracy and training implications. Results show our proof-of-concept system can support sets with four input types at around 95% accu-racy. Small, but useful input sets of two (eg, pen and fin-ger discrimination) can operate in excess of 99% accuracy. Reference: Harrison, C., Schwarz, J. and Hudson SE 2011. TapSense: Enhancing Finger Interaction on Touch Surfaces. In Proceedings of the 24th Annual ACM Symposium on User interface Software and Technology (Santa Barbara, California, October 16 - 19, 2011). UIST '11. ACM, New York, NY.
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www.chrisharrison.net TapSense: Enhancing Finger Interaction on Touch Surfaces We present TapSense, an enhancement to touch interaction that allows conventional surfaces to identify the type of object being used for input. This is achieved by segmenting and classifying sounds resulting from an object's impact. For example, the diverse anatomy of a human finger allows different parts to be recognized -- including the tip, pad, nail and knuckle -- without having to instrument the user. This opens several new and powerful interaction opportunities for touch input, especially in mobile devices, where input is extremely constrained. Our system can also identify differ-ent sets of passive tools. We conclude with a comprehen-sive investigation of classification accuracy and training implications. Results show our proof-of-concept system can support sets with four input types at around 95% accu-racy. Small, but useful input sets of two (eg, pen and fin-ger discrimination) can operate in excess of 99% accuracy. Reference: Harrison, C., Schwarz, J. and Hudson SE 2011. TapSense: Enhancing Finger Interaction on Touch Surfaces. In Proceedings of the 24th Annual ACM Symposium on User interface Software and Technology (Santa Barbara, California, October 16 - 19, 2011). UIST '11. ACM, New York, NY.
- published: 08 Oct 2011
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Uist My Love
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Uist My Love by Julie Fowlis, filmed during Cape Farewell's 2011 Scottish Islands Expedition. Shot by Matt Wainwright.
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Uist My Love by Julie Fowlis, filmed during Cape Farewell's 2011 Scottish Islands Expedition. Shot by Matt Wainwright.
- published: 22 Apr 2012
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- author: capefarewelllondon
UIST 2012 Talk constructable: interactive construction
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Constructable is an interactive drafting table that produces precise physical output in every step. Users interact by drafting on the workpiece using a hand-held laser pointer. The system tracks the pointer and implements its effect by cutting the workpiece using a high-powered and fast laser cutter. More Information: www.hpi.uni-potsdam.de Constructable is a research project by Stefanie Mueller, www.stefaniemueller.org Pedro Lopes, http Patrick Baudisch, www.patrickbaudisch.com Hasso Plattner Institute, Germany
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Constructable is an interactive drafting table that produces precise physical output in every step. Users interact by drafting on the workpiece using a hand-held laser pointer. The system tracks the pointer and implements its effect by cutting the workpiece using a high-powered and fast laser cutter. More Information: www.hpi.uni-potsdam.de Constructable is a research project by Stefanie Mueller, www.stefaniemueller.org Pedro Lopes, http Patrick Baudisch, www.patrickbaudisch.com Hasso Plattner Institute, Germany
- published: 15 Oct 2012
- views: 3314
- author: Stefanie Mueller
OmniTouch - Demo Video - ACM UIST 2011
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- Duration: 3:27
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
www.chrisharrison.net OmniTouch is a wearable depth-sensing and projection system that enables interactive multitouch applications on everyday surfaces. Beyond the shoulder-worn system, there is no instrumentation of the user or environment. Foremost, the system allows the wearer to use their hands, arms and legs as graphical, interactive surfaces. Users can also transiently appropriate surfaces from the environment to expand the interactive area (eg, books, walls, tables). On such surfaces - without any calibration - OmniTouch provides capabilities similar to that of a mouse or touchscreen: X and Y location in 2D interfaces and whether fingers are "clicked" or hovering, enabling a wide variety of interactions. Thus, it is now conceivable that anything one can do on today's mobile devices, they could do in the palm of their hand. Reference: Harrison, Chris., Benko, Hrvoje., and Wilson, Andy. 2011. OmniTouch: Wearable Multitouch Interaction Everywhere. In Proceedings of the 24th Annual ACM Symposium on User interface Software and Technology (Santa Barbara, California, October 16 - 19, 2011). UIST '11. ACM, New York, NY.
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www.chrisharrison.net OmniTouch is a wearable depth-sensing and projection system that enables interactive multitouch applications on everyday surfaces. Beyond the shoulder-worn system, there is no instrumentation of the user or environment. Foremost, the system allows the wearer to use their hands, arms and legs as graphical, interactive surfaces. Users can also transiently appropriate surfaces from the environment to expand the interactive area (eg, books, walls, tables). On such surfaces - without any calibration - OmniTouch provides capabilities similar to that of a mouse or touchscreen: X and Y location in 2D interfaces and whether fingers are "clicked" or hovering, enabling a wide variety of interactions. Thus, it is now conceivable that anything one can do on today's mobile devices, they could do in the palm of their hand. Reference: Harrison, Chris., Benko, Hrvoje., and Wilson, Andy. 2011. OmniTouch: Wearable Multitouch Interaction Everywhere. In Proceedings of the 24th Annual ACM Symposium on User interface Software and Technology (Santa Barbara, California, October 16 - 19, 2011). UIST '11. ACM, New York, NY.
- published: 08 Oct 2011
- views: 1438754
- author: Chris Harrison
ACM UIST 2012 Student Innovation Contest Preview
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- Duration: 2:09
- Updated: 15 Aug 2012
Contest website: www.acm.org Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com
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Contest website: www.acm.org Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com
- published: 19 Jul 2012
- views: 1974
- author: ACMUISTConference
Camerata Scotland Uist Residency YMI Project September 2012
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Camerata's time on Uist was far from a flying visit. During the four day residency outreach worker Eve Harrison created a brand new composition with members of the orchestra in collaboration with participating Liniclate pupils. They also devised and directed primary school workshops at two hubs in the north and south of the archipelago gave performances, conducted by Garry Walker and participated in a professional recording session.
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Camerata's time on Uist was far from a flying visit. During the four day residency outreach worker Eve Harrison created a brand new composition with members of the orchestra in collaboration with participating Liniclate pupils. They also devised and directed primary school workshops at two hubs in the north and south of the archipelago gave performances, conducted by Garry Walker and participated in a professional recording session.
- published: 13 Dec 2012
- views: 149
- author: nyos79
Extended MultiTouch: UIST 2012 - Demo Video
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We propose a novel multi-touch surface based interface called Extended Multi-touch. A multi-touch surface is essentially a touch screen that can process multiple touches at once. With existing touch surfaces, the touch-based interactions only occur on the provided display hardware. In our proposed multi-touch interface, a user is able to utilize any physical surface as a touch sensitive medium. Besides detecting touch inputs, this interface is also capable of understanding information related to the user's hand posture. Multitouch surfaces are becoming prevalent, but most existing technologies are only capable of detecting the user's actual points of contact on the surface and not the identity, posture, and handedness of the user. In this paper, we define the concept of extended multitouch interaction as a richer input modality that includes all of this information. We further present a practical solution to achieve this on tabletop displays based on mounting a single commodity depth camera above a horizontal surface. This will enable us to not only detect when the surface is being touched, but also recover the user's exact finger and hand posture, as well as distinguish between different users and their handedness. We validate our approach using two user studies, and deploy the technology in a scratchpad application as well as in a sketching tool that integrates pen and touch for creating beautified sketches. More Information: engineering.purdue.edu Reference: Sundar ...
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We propose a novel multi-touch surface based interface called Extended Multi-touch. A multi-touch surface is essentially a touch screen that can process multiple touches at once. With existing touch surfaces, the touch-based interactions only occur on the provided display hardware. In our proposed multi-touch interface, a user is able to utilize any physical surface as a touch sensitive medium. Besides detecting touch inputs, this interface is also capable of understanding information related to the user's hand posture. Multitouch surfaces are becoming prevalent, but most existing technologies are only capable of detecting the user's actual points of contact on the surface and not the identity, posture, and handedness of the user. In this paper, we define the concept of extended multitouch interaction as a richer input modality that includes all of this information. We further present a practical solution to achieve this on tabletop displays based on mounting a single commodity depth camera above a horizontal surface. This will enable us to not only detect when the surface is being touched, but also recover the user's exact finger and hand posture, as well as distinguish between different users and their handedness. We validate our approach using two user studies, and deploy the technology in a scratchpad application as well as in a sketching tool that integrates pen and touch for creating beautified sketches. More Information: engineering.purdue.edu Reference: Sundar ...
- published: 09 Oct 2012
- views: 5268
- author: CdesignRamani
Seascape Painting demo: Uist Cloud 2
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LIKE me on facebook: www.facebook.com This is a seascape oil painting time lapse demonstration from Scottish landscape artist Scott Naismith. As the first upload encountered sound copyright issues from youtube, this is the second upload of this demo, this time with commentary. The importance of 'negative space' is highlighted here. Michaelangelo said that the sculpture always existed in the stone block, he just had to chip around it. This is an interesting concept to explore within painting. http:www.scottnaismith.co.uk
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LIKE me on facebook: www.facebook.com This is a seascape oil painting time lapse demonstration from Scottish landscape artist Scott Naismith. As the first upload encountered sound copyright issues from youtube, this is the second upload of this demo, this time with commentary. The importance of 'negative space' is highlighted here. Michaelangelo said that the sculpture always existed in the stone block, he just had to chip around it. This is an interesting concept to explore within painting. http:www.scottnaismith.co.uk
- published: 19 Jul 2012
- views: 1192
- author: scottnaismith
EMG-UIST-2009.wmv
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- Duration: 2:40
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
Microsoft Research has applied for a patent on this technology. More at TechFlash.com: bit.ly
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Microsoft Research has applied for a patent on this technology. More at TechFlash.com: bit.ly
- published: 01 Jan 2010
- views: 405807
- author: TechFlashVideos
ACM UIST 2012 Student Innovation Contest Announcement
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- Duration: 2:02
- Updated: 15 Aug 2012
Contest website: www.acm.org Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com
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Contest website: www.acm.org Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com
- published: 15 Aug 2012
- views: 652
- author: ACMUISTConference
OmniTouch - Finger Tracking - ACM UIST 2011
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- Duration: 2:07
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
www.chrisharrison.net OmniTouch is a wearable depth-sensing and projection system that enables interactive multitouch applications on everyday surfaces. Beyond the shoulder-worn system, there is no instrumentation of the user or environment. Foremost, the system allows the wearer to use their hands, arms and legs as graphical, interactive surfaces. Users can also transiently appropriate surfaces from the environment to expand the interactive area (eg, books, walls, tables). On such surfaces - without any calibration - OmniTouch provides capabilities similar to that of a mouse or touchscreen: X and Y location in 2D interfaces and whether fingers are "clicked" or hovering, enabling a wide variety of interactions. Thus, it is now conceivable that anything one can do on today's mobile devices, they could do in the palm of their hand. Reference: Harrison, Chris., Benko, Hrvoje., and Wilson, Andy. 2011. OmniTouch: Wearable Multitouch Interaction Everywhere. In Proceedings of the 24th Annual ACM Symposium on User interface Software and Technology (Santa Barbara, California, October 16 - 19, 2011). UIST '11. ACM, New York, NY.
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www.chrisharrison.net OmniTouch is a wearable depth-sensing and projection system that enables interactive multitouch applications on everyday surfaces. Beyond the shoulder-worn system, there is no instrumentation of the user or environment. Foremost, the system allows the wearer to use their hands, arms and legs as graphical, interactive surfaces. Users can also transiently appropriate surfaces from the environment to expand the interactive area (eg, books, walls, tables). On such surfaces - without any calibration - OmniTouch provides capabilities similar to that of a mouse or touchscreen: X and Y location in 2D interfaces and whether fingers are "clicked" or hovering, enabling a wide variety of interactions. Thus, it is now conceivable that anything one can do on today's mobile devices, they could do in the palm of their hand. Reference: Harrison, Chris., Benko, Hrvoje., and Wilson, Andy. 2011. OmniTouch: Wearable Multitouch Interaction Everywhere. In Proceedings of the 24th Annual ACM Symposium on User interface Software and Technology (Santa Barbara, California, October 16 - 19, 2011). UIST '11. ACM, New York, NY.
- published: 08 Oct 2011
- views: 66800
- author: Chris Harrison
UIST 2011 - Imaginary Phone
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- Updated: 18 Jan 2013
Imaginary Phone allows users to control their mobile devices without taking it out of their pocket. Instead, users mimic the interaction on the palm of their hand. The interaction is tracked by a wearable depth camera which sends input events to the actual physical device. By mimicking the layout of the physical device, here an iPhone, users can operate the device based on spatial memory built up while using the physical device. More info at www.hpi.uni-potsdam.de The shown work is a research project by Sean Gustafson, Christian Holz and Prof. Patrick Baudisch at the Human Computer Interaction Lab at Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam, Germany.
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Imaginary Phone allows users to control their mobile devices without taking it out of their pocket. Instead, users mimic the interaction on the palm of their hand. The interaction is tracked by a wearable depth camera which sends input events to the actual physical device. By mimicking the layout of the physical device, here an iPhone, users can operate the device based on spatial memory built up while using the physical device. More info at www.hpi.uni-potsdam.de The shown work is a research project by Sean Gustafson, Christian Holz and Prof. Patrick Baudisch at the Human Computer Interaction Lab at Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam, Germany.
- published: 20 May 2011
- views: 471091
- author: seangustafson
Acoustic Barcodes: Passive, Durable and Inexpensive Notched Identification Tags (UIST 2012)
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chrisharrison.net We present acoustic barcodes, structured patterns of physical notches that, when swiped with eg, a fingernail, produce a complex sound that can be resolved to a binary ID. A single, inexpensive contact microphone attached to a surface or object is used to capture the waveform. We present our method for decoding sounds into IDs, which handles variations in swipe velocity and other factors. Acoustic barcodes could be used for information retrieval or to triggering interactive functions. They are passive, durable and inexpensive to produce. Further, they can be applied to a wide range of materials and objects, including plastic, wood, glass and stone. We conclude with several example applica-tions that highlight the utility of our approach, and a user study that explores its feasibility. Harrison, C., Xiao, R., and Hudson, SE Acoustic Barcodes: Passive, Durable and Inexpensive Notched Identification Tags. In Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User interface Software and Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 7 - 10, 2012). UIST '12. ACM, New York, NY.
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chrisharrison.net We present acoustic barcodes, structured patterns of physical notches that, when swiped with eg, a fingernail, produce a complex sound that can be resolved to a binary ID. A single, inexpensive contact microphone attached to a surface or object is used to capture the waveform. We present our method for decoding sounds into IDs, which handles variations in swipe velocity and other factors. Acoustic barcodes could be used for information retrieval or to triggering interactive functions. They are passive, durable and inexpensive to produce. Further, they can be applied to a wide range of materials and objects, including plastic, wood, glass and stone. We conclude with several example applica-tions that highlight the utility of our approach, and a user study that explores its feasibility. Harrison, C., Xiao, R., and Hudson, SE Acoustic Barcodes: Passive, Durable and Inexpensive Notched Identification Tags. In Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User interface Software and Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 7 - 10, 2012). UIST '12. ACM, New York, NY.
- published: 08 Oct 2012
- views: 62433
- author: Chris Harrison
UIST
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- Duration: 1:56
- Updated: 19 Sep 2012
More from my trip home Twitter: twitter.com tumblr: johncox88.tumblr.com Music: Leaks - Sleep Then Dream
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More from my trip home Twitter: twitter.com tumblr: johncox88.tumblr.com Music: Leaks - Sleep Then Dream
- published: 31 Aug 2012
- views: 141
- author: johncox88
Magic Finger: Always-Available Input through Finger Instrumentation -- ACM UIST 2012
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Magic Finger is a small device worn on the fingertip, which supports always-available input. Magic Finger inverts the typical relationship between the finger and an interactive surface: with Magic Finger, we instrument the user's finger itself, rather than the surface it is touching. Magic Finger senses touch through an optical mouse sensor, enabling any surface to act as a touch screen. Magic Finger also senses texture through a micro RGB camera, allowing contextual actions to be carried out based on the particular surface being touched. A technical evaluation shows that Magic Finger can accurately sense 22 textures with an accuracy of 98.9%. We explore the interaction design space enabled by Magic Finger, and implement a number of novel interaction techniques that leverage its unique capabilities. ____________________________________ Magic Finger is a research project from Autodesk Research, in collaboration with the University of Toronto. Xing-Dong Yang, Tovi Grossman, Daniel Wigdor & George Fitzmaurice. 2012. Magic Finger: Always-Available Input through Finger Instrumentation. Proceedings of the ACM UIST symposium on user interface software and technology. www.autodeskresearch.com Autodesk Research autodeskresearch.com
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Magic Finger is a small device worn on the fingertip, which supports always-available input. Magic Finger inverts the typical relationship between the finger and an interactive surface: with Magic Finger, we instrument the user's finger itself, rather than the surface it is touching. Magic Finger senses touch through an optical mouse sensor, enabling any surface to act as a touch screen. Magic Finger also senses texture through a micro RGB camera, allowing contextual actions to be carried out based on the particular surface being touched. A technical evaluation shows that Magic Finger can accurately sense 22 textures with an accuracy of 98.9%. We explore the interaction design space enabled by Magic Finger, and implement a number of novel interaction techniques that leverage its unique capabilities. ____________________________________ Magic Finger is a research project from Autodesk Research, in collaboration with the University of Toronto. Xing-Dong Yang, Tovi Grossman, Daniel Wigdor & George Fitzmaurice. 2012. Magic Finger: Always-Available Input through Finger Instrumentation. Proceedings of the ACM UIST symposium on user interface software and technology. www.autodeskresearch.com Autodesk Research autodeskresearch.com
- published: 04 Oct 2012
- views: 72257
- author: autodeskresearch
South Uist- an island community facing climate change
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Climate change is causing unpredictable weather and rising sea levels, with devastating effects for people around the world. On the island of South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, the community faces losing farmland and homes. Oxfam is working with them- and communities around the world- to adapt to climate change. www.oxfam.org.uk
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Climate change is causing unpredictable weather and rising sea levels, with devastating effects for people around the world. On the island of South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, the community faces losing farmland and homes. Oxfam is working with them- and communities around the world- to adapt to climate change. www.oxfam.org.uk
- published: 20 Oct 2010
- views: 1831
- author: Oxfam Scotland
MetaSkin: A Thin Stretchable Interface for Tangential Force Measurement - ACM UIST 2012
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We have developed a simple skin-like user interface that can be easily attached to curved as well as flat surfaces and used to measure tangential force generated by pinching and dragging interactions. The interface consists of several photoreflectors that consist of an IR LED and a phototransistor and elastic fabric such as stocking and rubber membrane. The sensing method used is based on our observation that photoreflectors can be used to measure the ratio of expansion and contraction of a stocking using the changes in transmissivity of IR light passing through the stocking. Since a stocking is thin, stretchable, and nearly transparent, it can be easily attached to various types of objects such as mobile devices, robots, and different parts of the body as well as to various types of conventional pressure sensors without altering the original shape of the object. It can also present natural haptic feedback in accordance with the amount of force exerted. A system using several such sensors can determine the direction of a two-dimensional force. A variety of example applications illustrated the utility of this sensing system. JST ERATO IGARASHI Design Interface Project: www.designinterface.jp Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University: www.kmd.keio.ac.jp Yuta Sugiura, Masahiko Inami, and Takeo Igarashi. 2012. A thin stretchable interface for tangential force measurement. In Proceedings of the 25th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology (UIST ...
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We have developed a simple skin-like user interface that can be easily attached to curved as well as flat surfaces and used to measure tangential force generated by pinching and dragging interactions. The interface consists of several photoreflectors that consist of an IR LED and a phototransistor and elastic fabric such as stocking and rubber membrane. The sensing method used is based on our observation that photoreflectors can be used to measure the ratio of expansion and contraction of a stocking using the changes in transmissivity of IR light passing through the stocking. Since a stocking is thin, stretchable, and nearly transparent, it can be easily attached to various types of objects such as mobile devices, robots, and different parts of the body as well as to various types of conventional pressure sensors without altering the original shape of the object. It can also present natural haptic feedback in accordance with the amount of force exerted. A system using several such sensors can determine the direction of a two-dimensional force. A variety of example applications illustrated the utility of this sensing system. JST ERATO IGARASHI Design Interface Project: www.designinterface.jp Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University: www.kmd.keio.ac.jp Yuta Sugiura, Masahiko Inami, and Takeo Igarashi. 2012. A thin stretchable interface for tangential force measurement. In Proceedings of the 25th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology (UIST ...
- published: 09 Oct 2012
- views: 1449
- author: Yuta Sugiura
Mouse2 UIST wMusic HQ
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UIST'09: Enabling Always-Available Input with Muscle-Computer Interfaces
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Presented at UIST (ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology) www.acm.org PAPER ABSTRACT: Previous work has demonstrated the viability of applying offline analysis to interpret forearm electromyography (EMG) and classify finger gestures on a physical surface. We extend those results to bring us closer to using musclecomputer interfaces for always-available input in real-world applications. We leverage existing taxonomies of natural human grips to develop a gesture set covering interaction in free space even when hands are busy with other objects. We present a system that classifies these gestures in real-time and we introduce a bi-manual paradigm that enables use in interactive systems. We report experimental results demonstrating four-finger classification accuracies averaging 79% for pinching, 85% while holding a travel mug, and 88% when carrying a weighted bag. We further show generalizability across different arm postures and explore the tradeoffs of providing real-time visual feedback. AUTHORS: T. Scott Saponas, Desney S. Tan, Dan Morris, Ravin Balakrishnan, Jim Turner, James A. Landay University of Washington, Microsoft Research, Microsoft Corporation, University of Toronto LINK TO PUBLICATION: doi.acm.org ACM COPYRIGHT NOTICE. Copyright © 2009 by the Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. Permission to make digital or hard copies of part or all of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or ...
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Presented at UIST (ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology) www.acm.org PAPER ABSTRACT: Previous work has demonstrated the viability of applying offline analysis to interpret forearm electromyography (EMG) and classify finger gestures on a physical surface. We extend those results to bring us closer to using musclecomputer interfaces for always-available input in real-world applications. We leverage existing taxonomies of natural human grips to develop a gesture set covering interaction in free space even when hands are busy with other objects. We present a system that classifies these gestures in real-time and we introduce a bi-manual paradigm that enables use in interactive systems. We report experimental results demonstrating four-finger classification accuracies averaging 79% for pinching, 85% while holding a travel mug, and 88% when carrying a weighted bag. We further show generalizability across different arm postures and explore the tradeoffs of providing real-time visual feedback. AUTHORS: T. Scott Saponas, Desney S. Tan, Dan Morris, Ravin Balakrishnan, Jim Turner, James A. Landay University of Washington, Microsoft Research, Microsoft Corporation, University of Toronto LINK TO PUBLICATION: doi.acm.org ACM COPYRIGHT NOTICE. Copyright © 2009 by the Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. Permission to make digital or hard copies of part or all of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or ...
- published: 19 Oct 2009
- views: 197490
- author: ACMUISTConference
photo: AP / Mohammad Hannon
25 Jan 2013
Republicans wanted nothing more than to summon Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Capitol Hill and grill her about the tragic fiasco in Benghazi. Sadly for them, they got their wish. Clinton’s smooth and confident performance at Wednesday’s Senate and House committee hearings was fun to watch. When her would-be inquisitors asked serious questions, she gave serious answers. But when Sen ... Fat chance ... Benghazi ... Perhaps not ... ....(size: 4.8Kb)
photo: White House / Pete Souza
24 Jan 2013
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. In the world of politics and imagination, theater usually trumps theology while history is most often vanquished by histrionics. President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony for a second term reflects this truth, specifically as he uses two historic bibles-one belonging to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and another used only by Abraham Lincoln ... "With malice toward none; with charity for all."....(size: 7.3Kb)
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25 Jan 2013
Live text commentary as Zambia face Nigeria and Bukina Faso play Ethiopia in Group C of the Africa Cup of Nations. To get live updates & watch our video coverage you must enable Javascript. Watch My Cup of Nations - Daouda Diakite Watch My Cup of Nations - Jacob Mulenga. 25 January 2013 Share this page. print. Get involved. To get involved contact us in any of the following ways Send us a text ... Live Reporting. In Summary ... 1430. ... ....(size: 17.2Kb)
photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm
24 Jan 2013
Ben Emmerson QC addresses reporters in London (Photo. TBIJ). A UN investigation into the legality and casualties of drone strikes has been formally launched, with a leading human rights lawyer revealing the team that will carry out the inquiry. The announcement came as the latest reported US drone strike in Yemen was said to have mistakenly killed two children ... In total some 25 strikes are expected to be examined in detail ... He added....(size: 7.1Kb)
photo: UN / Martine Perret
25 Jan 2013
At least one in five people, including half of schoolchildren, were infected with swine flu during the first year of the pandemic in 2009, according to data from 19 countries. It is thought the virus killed 200,000 people around the world. A World Health Organization-led study looked for evidence of the body's immune system fighting the virus ... Anti-bodies ... ....(size: 2.1Kb)
BBC News
25 Jan 2013
Key Points. Heavy snow falls across many parts of Scotland, causing disruption and hazardous driving conditions in some areas. Amber warnings cover the Highlands, Grampian, Strathclyde, Central, Tayside, Fife, south-west Scotland, Lothians and the Borders ... Report. Reporters ... 1800. ... "Very strong winds have the potential to result in large waves along western coastlines on Saturday morning, primarily along the Uist Islands ... ....(size: 30.9Kb)
The Guardian
24 Jan 2013
South Uist. Within it each individual seems to bounce along like a child's toy suspended on a length of fine elastic thread. Twite (Agriospiza flavirostris, Carduelis flavirostris), flock in flight in winter, Scotland. Photograph. Alamy. It's no surprise to find that the twite are here again this morning. The winter flock, numbering 50 or more, are lined up along the fence wires like autumn swallows on the telephone lines ... ....(size: 3.3Kb)
BBC News
23 Jan 2013
He escaped with money, cigarettes and alcohol. At the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Uist told Elrick ... ....(size: 0.6Kb)
BBC News
21 Jan 2013
A documentary crew has sought permission to film the trial of two men accused of murdering Western Isles teenager Liam Aitchison ... It has been alleged that Liam, from South Uist, was murdered at a property in the Steinish area of Lewis on 23 November 2011 ... ....(size: 1.4Kb)
BBC News
21 Jan 2013
Two men have admitted the culpable homicide of a former soldier after he went to the aid of his boss. Steven Archibald, 37, of Musselburgh, and Michael Sutherland, 31, of Wallyford, admitted repeatedly punching and kicking John Auld, 59 ... Mr Auld, who had a heart condition, collapsed and died at the scene ... The judge, Lord Uist, deferred sentence on Archibald and Sutherland until next month for the preparation of background reports ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
noodls
18 Jan 2013
(Source ... . 16 January2013 ... · North Uist (Faroe 6.25%), West of Shetland ... · North Uist, well no 213/25c (Faroe 6.25%) - this UK well operated by BP is located west of Shetlands. The North Uist prospect offers significant resource potential and is located in the same area as a number of important discoveries on the Atlantic margin's Corona Ridge, including Rosebank and Cambo....(size: 13.2Kb)
noodls
18 Jan 2013
(Source. Transport Scotland). 16 January 2013. Tobermory, Kerrera, and Tarbert (Loch Fyne) ferry ports are set for new year facelifts thanks to a £2.7 million share of the Scottish Government's recently announced 'shovel ready' funding ... Minister for Transport and Veterans, Keith Brown said. ... Vital maintenance work to the port at Tobermory - one of the key ferry hubs serving routes to Coll, Tiree, the Uists and Barra - can start ... (noodl....(size: 4.2Kb)
Sky & Telescope
18 Jan 2013
When a rampaging bushfire tore through Australia's Warrumbungle National Park, home to Siding Spring Observatory, it spared all of the telescopes but destroyed the homes of several staffers — the author's among them ... NSW Rural Fire Service ... Shanna was then working on North Uist, a small island in the far northwest of Scotland, the country where I was born and grew up. After our visit we flew back to Australia ... akubra.com.au ... R. H ... ....(size: 6.2Kb)
noodls
18 Jan 2013
(Source. Faroe Petroleum plc). . 16 January 2013. Faroe Petroleum plc ("Faroe", "Faroe Petroleum", the "Company"). New exploration licences awarded in Norway ... Northern North Sea. The Company has been awarded two licences in the northern North Sea ... North Sea ... "Operations on the west of Shetlands North Uist exploration wells continue and we will provide further updates on progress over the coming period ... Tel....(size: 11.3Kb)
Sydney Morning Herald
17 Jan 2013
Ladyboys. The Men Who Love Ladyboys, ABC2, 9.30pm. SCOTT is a heating engineer from Tyneside in England's north-east. He's divorced with two kids and is about to marry his partner of two years, Paeng, who is a Thai ladyboy and former prostitute ... The island in question is a remote speck of the Outer Hebrides called North Uist, and Monty has taken residence in a picturesque whitewashed cottage and a job as a volunteer wildlife ranger....(size: 2.3Kb)
BBC News
15 Jan 2013
BBC News
11 Jan 2013
The Hebrides Range Task Force said the MoD was opposing renewable projects planned for Uist because the turbines may interfere with military equipment. Following a meeting with the group, the MoD said it did not operate a blanket ban on turbines ... ....(size: 1.4Kb)
The Guardian
10 Jan 2013
South Uist. Behind the line of dunes the familiar landscape has been transformed by weeks of rain; a new loch has appeared, stretching ahead as far as we can see. Double rainbow over loch near Staoinebrig, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Photograph. Alamy ... The rain blows over as quickly as it arrived – a hazy silvery sun gradually becoming visible behind the thinning clouds ... ....(size: 3.3Kb)
Uist ( /ˈjuːɪst/ or /ˈuːɪst/) or The Uists (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist [ˈiviʃtʲ]) are the central group of islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
North Uist and South Uist are linked by causeways running via Benbecula and Grimsay, and the entire group is sometimes known as the Uists.
From south to north, the inhabited islands in the Uist group are Èirisgeigh (Eriskay), Uibhist a Deas (South Uist), Grimsay (South), Beinn nam Faoghla (Benbecula), Eilean Fhlodaigh (Flodaigh), Griomasaigh (Grimsay (North)), Fraoch-eilean, Uibhist a Tuath (North Uist), Am Baile Sear (Baleshare) and Beàrnaraigh (Berneray).
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Major Settlements[link]
The main settlements in the Uists are:
South Uist[link]
- Dalabrog (Daliburgh)
- Loch Baghasdail (Lochboisdale)
- Snaoishabhal(Snishvale)
- Iochdar (Eochar)
Benbecula[link]
- Baile a' Mhanaich (Balivanich)
- Creag Ghoraidh (Creagorry)
- Lioniclate (Liniclate)
North Uist[link]
16th century[link]
Geography[link]
Writing in 1549, Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles stated of "Ywst" that it was a fertile country full of high hills and forests on the east coast with five parish kirks. He also noted that in the north of "Ywst ther is sundrie covis and holes in the earth, coverit with heddir above, quhilk fosters maney rebellis in the countrey".[1]
Fishing[link]
Monro referred to the "infinite number of fresh water loches",[1] including Loch Bì, which is South Uist's largest loch and at 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long it all but cuts the island in two. Monro stated that "the sea has gotten enteries to this fresche water loche" and described the "thicke dyke of rough staines" that had been created to prevent salt water ingress. This apparently resulted in numerous fish being caught in the stones, including "fluikes, podloches, skatts, and herings" and he described another "kynd of fishe, the quhantitie and shape of ane salmont, but it has na skaills at all; the under haffe, narrest his vombe is quhite, and the upmaist haffe narrest his back is als black as jett".[1]
Land tenure[link]
Monro's description was:
This countrey is bruiked by sundrey captains; to witt, the south southwest end of it, callit Bayhastill, be M’Neill of Barray, the rest of the ile, namit Peiter’s parochin, the parochin of Howes, and the mayne land of the mid countrey callit Mackermeanache, perteins to Clanronald, halding of the Clandonald. At the end heirof the sea enters, and cuts the countrey be ebbing and flowing through it: and in the north syde of this there is ane parochin callit Buchagla, perteining to the said Clandonald. At the north end thereof the sea cuts the countrey againe, and that cutting of the sea is called Careynesse, and benorth this countrey is called Kenehnache of Ywst, that is in Englishe, the north head of Ywst, whilk term is twa paroche kirks, and is mair of profit than the rest of haill of Ywst, perteining to Donald Gormesone.[1]
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References[link]
Monro, Sir Donald (1549) A Description Of The Western Isles of Scotland. Appin Regiment/Appin Historical Society. Retrieved 3 March 2007. First published in 1774.
External links[link]
- Panoramas of Uist (QuickTime required)
- Archaeology of Uist - kite aerial photography
- Local Site Dedicated to Uist
See also[link]
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Coordinates: 57°26′46″N 7°19′12″W / 57.446°N 7.320°W / 57.446; -7.320
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